An 11-year-old girl who suffered significant injuries in a mountain lion attack on the property of her Malibu home yesterday evening remains in the hospital, authorities told KTLA.

The young girl, at her house in the 32500 block of Pacific Coast Highway, was reportedly tending to the family’s chickens just before 6 p.m. when, according to officers with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, a young male adult cougar came out of the chicken coop and knocked her to the ground.

The girl’s mother and sister heard her screams and rushed outside, prompting the big cat to turn and charge them.

Fortunately, the girl’s sister was carrying a stun gun with a flashlight on it, and when she fired it, the cougar was scared away.

The 11-year-old, who remains hospitalized, suffered serious in

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